They Went That-a-Way - Part 7

It's important to note that while you could theoretically breach any door of the motor inn, you should probably stay away from the ones marked with red on-screen text, since they are technically owned by others. Now is not the time to get on the bad side of the residents of Novac, whether you're playing with a good slant or a bad slant. However, with rooms marked with standard on-screen text, you're good to go. You won't find many items of interest within any of these rooms, unfortunately, but you're bound to run into some random characters, such as the lounge singer Bruce Issac.

You should be extra thorough when searching the inn's various rooms, however. The room of Manny Vargas is especially important to search. When you do, you'll find a computer terminal. Hack this terminal successfully, and you'll find all of the information you're looking for, which will allow you to continue with the main quest right off the bat (though if you're following this walkthrough, there's still other minutiae to take care of). A Khan named McMurphy has left Manny a note about where the Khans are going. These are the guys that tried to kill you, so pursuing them is the name of the game at this point. Exploring the rest of the inn rooms will likely allow you to also run into a man named Ranger Andy. Speak with him and offer to lend an ear about his plight, which should ultimately net you the note-based Side Quest known as Check on Ranger Station Charlie . Undertake that at your leisure, should you choose.

Now, we can finally head over to that darn dinosaur. You can enter the dinosaur's body via a staircase descending down to the ground. When you're in the body, you'll find a man named Cliff Briscoe. Cliff owns the gift shop here in town, though he also has more illicit goods for sale, should you need them. But more importantly, if you head up the staircase from the gift shop, you'll end up outside, in the mouth of the dinosaur. Here, depending on the time of day, you'll find one of two men standing guard. Try to visit during the daytime hours. If you do, you'll find Manny Vargas, who is the man who owns the computer terminal you just hacked. You can speak with him about his time in the Khans and his time serving in the NCR. Now, he's a sniper protecting his small town. Speaking with him will net you information about another sniper, named Boone, who watches the town at night. His wife has gone missing, and Boone and Manny are no longer on speaking terms. This opens up the note-based Side Quest known as Nighttime Sniper , which you may want to follow-up on later. Additionally, since Manny is unaware that you've hacked his computer, he'll offer to help you find the Khans if you help him first. While his help isn't necessarily needed (if you're following this walkthrough, anyway), still offer to help. Doing so will open up the Come Fly With Me Side Quest .

The last thing we want you to do in Novac before continuing onward is to find a man named No-bark Noonan. You're doing this for no other real reason but for a laugh, but you've no doubt spoken to enough people in town that this man has been referenced once or twice. This guy is seriously off his rocker, so talking to him will no doubt net you a few laughs. Unfortunately, there's nothing of substance you'll derive from him at the end of this conversation, but it should be a fun one for you to partake in nonetheless.